We have a couple hills to climb.
We found ourselves heading down the trail just west of Prospect Hill when we came to a steep swale. Two of our wagon drivers Mr. Vixie and Mr. Merchant disagreed as how to safely proceed. These disagreements have become somewhat predictable between them. It seems that Mr. Vixie is contemplating trying to take the wagon train to California, while Mr. Merchant is dead set on Oregon. It’s created a bit of tension with all the travelers. As to the hill Mr. Vixie proceeded on his own after dumping his pregnant wife’s clothing trunk and her as well to save on the weight. The travelers were suitably appalled. Lydia who was the wagon master for the day scolded Mr. Vixie. Mr. Merchant enlisted the help of all the travelers and they roped his wagon down the hill.
When the wagons made camp that night at Horse creek a typical Wyoming windstorm moved in and blew down the tents of the less experienced. They’ll put their stakes in better next time.
-- Bob Noll
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 30
This morning at camp, we had a general meeting where the children chose a wagon master, who will make the decisions for the train. They chose Lydia, who made the decisions on the order the wagons are placed in the train, how fast to travel, and where to park the wagons at night. After a short loop with a steep hill down and a hard pull up the other side, we headed over to the BLM Interpretive site for lunch and then the placement of an Oregon-California Trails Association trail marker. Wyoming OCTA Chapter President Pinky Ellis and member Tom Rea gave a short talk about the importance of preserving the trail and the contribution the students can make to that goal. We then headed down the road, getting into camp as a storm started rolling in. The kids got their tents up, but when the wind came up, several of them went down. We called in some of the experienced wagon train crew to provide assistance to get everything back up quickly. We had only wind, with no rain.
Today the Dreamers all seem to be getting more acclimated. It is clear that several of them have formed bonds and friendships already. They clearly like the animals. Kenedy and Olivia have definitely become friends as they work with the mules Livee is driving. Because it was windy in camp tonight, we did not have our planned diary readings. But we had a campfire where Rachel made us some popcorn in the dutch oven.
--Candy
Today the Dreamers all seem to be getting more acclimated. It is clear that several of them have formed bonds and friendships already. They clearly like the animals. Kenedy and Olivia have definitely become friends as they work with the mules Livee is driving. Because it was windy in camp tonight, we did not have our planned diary readings. But we had a campfire where Rachel made us some popcorn in the dutch oven.
--Candy
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 29
Our students arrived at camp about 9:30 a.m. and we began immediately filming.. .they had breakfast in camp: bacon, eggs, homemade hashbrowns, muffins, juice, and some fruit. Shortly after breakfast we talked about the wagon train safety rules and took a cast photo with everyone in their In Pursuit of a Dream T-Short.
Then we began to time travel.
First, we gave every student some new clothes…although we had them keep their own comfortable hiking shoes.
After they changed into the pioneer dress, we gathered together again and talked about communication. The Mr. Merchant collected all cell phones, headsets, and other electronic devices away from the students. So, parents, if you don’t hear from your child, don’t worry about them. We will definitely be in touch with you should there be any serious issue. They won’t get their phones back until the end of the trail.
After lunch everybody loaded in the wagons and we headed out on the trail.
Then we began to time travel.
First, we gave every student some new clothes…although we had them keep their own comfortable hiking shoes.
After they changed into the pioneer dress, we gathered together again and talked about communication. The Mr. Merchant collected all cell phones, headsets, and other electronic devices away from the students. So, parents, if you don’t hear from your child, don’t worry about them. We will definitely be in touch with you should there be any serious issue. They won’t get their phones back until the end of the trail.
After lunch everybody loaded in the wagons and we headed out on the trail.
We came upon a camp of topographical engineers. They were out working mapping the country. We learned about how they use the instruments to determine latitude and longitude and learned some drawing techniques for making some maps and documentation of our route.
The hot sun, the high elevation (camp is at about 6,600 feet), and some walking began to show the students how hard this journey is. A couple of our students weren’t feeling too well for a while, but we gave them plenty of good water and Gatoraid, gave them some oranges, and had them sit in the shade of a wagon. Before long they were back in the thick of things.
--Candy
Sunday, June 29
Today while we were at the topographer’s camp, Dreamer Dan became ill. We took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with an illness that he almost certainly had when he left home. I called his mother and she agreed he should return to Boston. I hated to tell Dan that he had to return home, but to my relief, he told me he wanted to go home. I told him even if he is not on the trail with us physically, he certainly can be in spirit and we expect him to go all the way to Oregon.
-Candy
-Candy
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Prospect Hill - That’s where we are.
The emigrants would have just climbed a very steep hill “Prospect Hill”. Our kids will climb it in the vans tonight. Lucky them! Tomorrow they will walk with the wagons.
---Bob Noll
The First Shot
In the movie business it seems that the hardest thing to do is to get the first shot done. Production being as complicated as it is the smallest things can push you behind and it always does. We may start shooting tonight with fading light because of the delays in Denver but this is really going to be a special treat for the kids when they pull up. The light at this time is the most beautiful anywhere in this country. We have chosen a particularly spectacular yet desolate area to start the trek. So no matter when we start filming it will be great. And we will get our first shot!!!
---Bob Noll
---Bob Noll
The Planes Have Landed
We had a call from Jacqueline…All the Kids have arrived safely in Denver. They are with their chaperones and our crew…they will now head north to Denver. Best laid plans didn’t quite work out with a rental van, which delayed their departure from Denver so they will be late in arriving at camp. We are still prepping the camp and the delay has actually worked a bit to our benefit. Gotta race now…still much to do.
--Candy Moulton
--Candy Moulton
Oh, What a View
This afternoon Bob, Quackgrass and I went with BLM Archaeologist Chris Arthur down the ridge along where we will take our wagons on the first day the kids travel with us. We have planned a meeting there with a party of topographical engineers. The site Chris took us to is the point of a ridge from which there is a stunning view of the country. The wild flowers are vibrant this year and the grass is green because it has been cold and raining this spring. We can only imagine the feeling our students will have when they are standing here…it almost looks like you can see the entire world.
--Candy Moulton
--Candy Moulton
The Wagons Have Arrived
Wow, today was very exciting. Our five wagons pulled into camp this afternoon and it was TOTAL CHAOS. We had wagons, teams, horses, water trucks, feed vehicles (for people and for animals)…and it seemed as if we had no organization at all…But within 2-3
hours we had the wagons together and in place, dinner was being prepared, the animals were grazing. We have a Wagon Train Camp and now are eager for our students to arrive.
--Candy Moulton
--Candy Moulton
Saturday, June 28
Shortly after 10 we got the call that the kids and their chaperones were all on the ground at Denver International Airport…They were right on time. Thank you Jet Blue and Frontier Airlines for helping make our schedule….
Of course, whenever there is transportation there are issues, it seems, and our vans were delayed then could not travel quite as quickly as we had anticipated so the kids were running behind schedule getting to the Casper area so they got a surprise and a bed in Casper for the evening with some pizza and swimming.
--Candy
Of course, whenever there is transportation there are issues, it seems, and our vans were delayed then could not travel quite as quickly as we had anticipated so the kids were running behind schedule getting to the Casper area so they got a surprise and a bed in Casper for the evening with some pizza and swimming.
--Candy
Friday, June 27, 2008
And it all comes down to this ...
Well....nearly 2 years in the planning. I hope we are ready to go tomorrow...Better be the kids will be here!
Bob, Quackgrass and I sat up late last night (especially late for Bob since he had flown in from Massachusetts yesterday morning), going over our final plans for the two-week shoot. We know what we want to capture with this film. We are confident in the team we've put together to help us make it and we are excited to soon have the kids, our teachers, and other members of the wagon train on the ground and ready to go.
Well, admittedly, I still have moments of worry... but there is no more time for any panic.
This morning Connor Novotny, a recent graduate of Natrona County High School here in Casper, joined the team. He'll be helping us in many ways. Connor won first place in the Wyoming State High School short film contest this year. He's interested in a career in film, but plans to attend UW in Laramie this fall to get a degree in English. He's been doing some background work for the past couple days and has today's modern teen ability to find things on the Internet in an instant....plus he knows how to program a cell phone. Maybe I'll get him to add some numbers to mine!
He told me to not stress.
Do I appear to be stressed?
Gee, I can't imagine why. I have 24 kids headed my way tomorrow whose parents are entrusting them to my care when we are out in the boonies!
Moms and Dads (Grandmas and Grandpas) across the country, please do know I take that responsibility very seriously.
I went on my first wagon train in 1990, traveling two weeks on the Bridger Trail for Wyoming's Centennial. My life has not been the same since, for on that journey I fell in love with the trails and became hopelessly addicted to wagon train travel.
So on the day before our launch of In Pursuit of a Dream, I hope and sincerely pray for Safety, Fun, and Friendship.
--Candy
Bob, Quackgrass and I sat up late last night (especially late for Bob since he had flown in from Massachusetts yesterday morning), going over our final plans for the two-week shoot. We know what we want to capture with this film. We are confident in the team we've put together to help us make it and we are excited to soon have the kids, our teachers, and other members of the wagon train on the ground and ready to go.
Well, admittedly, I still have moments of worry... but there is no more time for any panic.
This morning Connor Novotny, a recent graduate of Natrona County High School here in Casper, joined the team. He'll be helping us in many ways. Connor won first place in the Wyoming State High School short film contest this year. He's interested in a career in film, but plans to attend UW in Laramie this fall to get a degree in English. He's been doing some background work for the past couple days and has today's modern teen ability to find things on the Internet in an instant....plus he knows how to program a cell phone. Maybe I'll get him to add some numbers to mine!
He told me to not stress.
Do I appear to be stressed?
Gee, I can't imagine why. I have 24 kids headed my way tomorrow whose parents are entrusting them to my care when we are out in the boonies!
Moms and Dads (Grandmas and Grandpas) across the country, please do know I take that responsibility very seriously.
I went on my first wagon train in 1990, traveling two weeks on the Bridger Trail for Wyoming's Centennial. My life has not been the same since, for on that journey I fell in love with the trails and became hopelessly addicted to wagon train travel.
So on the day before our launch of In Pursuit of a Dream, I hope and sincerely pray for Safety, Fun, and Friendship.
--Candy
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Chewing the Elephant
Quackgrass and I arrived in Casper, Wyoming yesterday...to do our final preproduction for the film. We both planned to leave our homes early in the morning. It didn't happen.
I finally got my Subaru stuffed full of all the things we need: coolers, sleeping bags, clothes, blankets, camera, computer (so I can send you these blog updates), and lots more and hit the road. About 2:30 p.m., I called Quackgrass....By this time we were both expected to be in Casper. Our conversation went like this...
"Howdy," Quackgrass said. "Where are you?"
"About 5 miles from my house." (Which meant about 195 miles from Casper).
"I'm almost to Shoshoni (about 100 miles from Casper)," she said.
We both started laughing.
"Oh, well. We'll get there when we get there."
At 6:30, and still an hour out of Casper since I had to make several stops along our route to work out some details, I called and told her, "I'm starved. I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. I'll be there in about an hour. Buy a bucket of chicken and I'll meet you at Ben's."
I got to his house only 15 minutes later than planned. She and Ben had the chicken and we had a good dinner at his house then we sat and talked til it got dark. Literally. About 10 p.m. he said, "How come we're sitting here in the dark?"
"Cuz we're all too lazy to get up and turn on a light," I said....dragging myself up to go flip the switch.
Quackgrass has a 30 foot gooseneck horsetrailer that will be headquarters for she and I on this trip. It's almost as full as my Subaru. All of this is evidence that the elephant we have been chewing on since January is now in boxes and tubs! After a quick look at her setup, I headed over to the Ramada Plaza Riverside, where I'll stay for the next couple of nights. Thank you very much to manager Renee, for providing the rooms for Bob and I. The Ramada Plaza also provided our lodging when we were here in May for our production meeting. We really appreciate their support and ask you to support them if you are in Casper!
--Candy
I finally got my Subaru stuffed full of all the things we need: coolers, sleeping bags, clothes, blankets, camera, computer (so I can send you these blog updates), and lots more and hit the road. About 2:30 p.m., I called Quackgrass....By this time we were both expected to be in Casper. Our conversation went like this...
"Howdy," Quackgrass said. "Where are you?"
"About 5 miles from my house." (Which meant about 195 miles from Casper).
"I'm almost to Shoshoni (about 100 miles from Casper)," she said.
We both started laughing.
"Oh, well. We'll get there when we get there."
At 6:30, and still an hour out of Casper since I had to make several stops along our route to work out some details, I called and told her, "I'm starved. I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. I'll be there in about an hour. Buy a bucket of chicken and I'll meet you at Ben's."
I got to his house only 15 minutes later than planned. She and Ben had the chicken and we had a good dinner at his house then we sat and talked til it got dark. Literally. About 10 p.m. he said, "How come we're sitting here in the dark?"
"Cuz we're all too lazy to get up and turn on a light," I said....dragging myself up to go flip the switch.
Quackgrass has a 30 foot gooseneck horsetrailer that will be headquarters for she and I on this trip. It's almost as full as my Subaru. All of this is evidence that the elephant we have been chewing on since January is now in boxes and tubs! After a quick look at her setup, I headed over to the Ramada Plaza Riverside, where I'll stay for the next couple of nights. Thank you very much to manager Renee, for providing the rooms for Bob and I. The Ramada Plaza also provided our lodging when we were here in May for our production meeting. We really appreciate their support and ask you to support them if you are in Casper!
--Candy
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Kim Merchant
Kim is one of our very cool teachers that will be on the trip. He looks like he should always be on a wagon train!! Candy Moulton (the show producer) and I caught up with him and his students at his ranch a couple of weeks before our leaving on the production.
- Bob Noll
Pre Production
Pre-production
A lot of planning goes into getting a show like this off the ground. This is just a short clip from a number of meetings we have had discussing all sorts of small details related to the show. By the way, these are all the teachers on the trip, Dave Vixie, Kim Merchant and Janet Wragge and the producers Candy Moulton and Quackgrass Sally. I'm behind the camera (Bob Noll) as always.
Can't wait to see you all in Wyoming!!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Come Along Boys...
Come along boys and listen to my tale...
I'll tell you a story about the old Chisholm Trail...
That is the beginning of a very old cattle drive trail song.
This photo by Lincoln made me think of it. Perhaps we'll make up some verses to this melody when we are out on the Old Oregon Trail.
Come a ti yi yippy, yippy yea, yippy yea...come a ti yi yippy, yippy yea.
--Candy
I'll tell you a story about the old Chisholm Trail...
That is the beginning of a very old cattle drive trail song.
This photo by Lincoln made me think of it. Perhaps we'll make up some verses to this melody when we are out on the Old Oregon Trail.
Come a ti yi yippy, yippy yea, yippy yea...come a ti yi yippy, yippy yea.
--Candy
Prairie Solitude
Here are some more great photos from Lincoln....gotta run now...need to load my Subaru for the first part of my journey...the 200 mile drive from my ranch country home in southern Wyoming to Casper where I'll have to deal with traffic, stop lights, noise.... Will be so relieved to have everybody in Wyoming and ON THE TRAIL.Just 4 days to launch.
Onward to Oregon!
--Candy
Monday, June 23, 2008
In the Background
When we had our big production meeting back in January, I remember talking about the people it would take to create this film and Bob making the comment, "There will be as many people behind the camera as in front of it."
Well....not quite. But we do have a good crew to bring In Pursuit of a Dream to life....We're still putting it together but already on board are the folks I mentioned earlier: Bob, Quackgrass, Jacqueline, Lincoln, Patrick, Susan, Lynn. Plus Jeff Nicholson and Matt James as primary production assistants (PAs)...we have Connor Novotny to assist as a PA and will be getting one more person lined up for that role, too.
In the support camp in Wyoming we'll have Bob Lovato and Floyd Barela with the production trailer/vehicle shuttle crew; Rod Henderson and Doris Leigh, cooking for the crew; Ben Kern and Carl Jones, water and other support for the crew...and cast.
Quackgrass and I have traveled many a mile on the trail with Rod, Doris, Ben and Carl....Ben's been doing wagon trains since the 1950s and at age 82 is still going strong, making plans for a run with the Wyoming Stagecoach later this year.
Here's another picture of the trail veteran. The top one shows him with mules Jim and Jake.
--Candy
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Eight Days Until Launch
Quackgrass and I have a zillion details to work out. I was determined to sort through all my piles in my office, but at 2 a.m. decided I better hit the hay for a few hours and left it undone. I did get my bedroll out and hung it on the fence to "shake out the spiders" who might have found a home there since I used it last summer on the Overland Trail wagon train. Fortunately there really were no spiders, because I hate bugs!
Also washed bedrolls that some of the kids will use, and drove in to my little town of Encampment to make the arrangements with Doggett Greenhouse for some props we need. Mary and Gary donated a portion of them...thank you guys! Mary told me next time I plan something like this to keep her in mind, she'd love to go along as a chaperone....And she'd be a good one cuz I happen to know she's a great cook! Not that the cooks we have this year are anything less than great, mind you.
I'd be better prepared for this film shoot if I could get some of my other work out of the way...Let's see, before Tuesday I need to finish the layout for the OCTA News From the Plains, which I edit; finalize the proof on the Western Writers of America Roundup magazine, which I also edit, write two articles for True West magazine, one for Wild West magazine, and four columns for The Fence Post. There are clothes to wash, script elements to finish, plus doublechecking on all of our permissions and permits....better hop to it....after some zzzzs.
--Candy
Also washed bedrolls that some of the kids will use, and drove in to my little town of Encampment to make the arrangements with Doggett Greenhouse for some props we need. Mary and Gary donated a portion of them...thank you guys! Mary told me next time I plan something like this to keep her in mind, she'd love to go along as a chaperone....And she'd be a good one cuz I happen to know she's a great cook! Not that the cooks we have this year are anything less than great, mind you.
I'd be better prepared for this film shoot if I could get some of my other work out of the way...Let's see, before Tuesday I need to finish the layout for the OCTA News From the Plains, which I edit; finalize the proof on the Western Writers of America Roundup magazine, which I also edit, write two articles for True West magazine, one for Wild West magazine, and four columns for The Fence Post. There are clothes to wash, script elements to finish, plus doublechecking on all of our permissions and permits....better hop to it....after some zzzzs.
--Candy
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Take a Dip in Sunscreen
Lincoln's Photos
Here are some of Lincoln's photos from the production of "Footsteps to the West" for the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, WY.
Lincoln's Packing his Equipment
Hi Everybody!
Tonight I worked at Universal Studios filming a concert in the Gibson Amphitheater sponsored by Rock Corps, an organization that requests volunteers donate their time to various community service projects in exchange for concert tickets. A number of bands performed, including Puddle of Mud, Busta Rymes, and Akon to name a few. Its hard to believe that in one short week I'll be in a much quieter place...
I'm gettin' really excited about heading off into the wild west.
I was lucky enough to work with Boston Productions on the films for the National Historic Trails Visitors Center in Casper and I've got to tell you - we are all in for a tremendous adventure! The people here in LA that I tell about the trip, friends and professional film-makers, are awestruck with envy at the opportunity we are all sharing.
I'm starting to make lists: film equipment, sound gear, camping stuff, clothes... Will it be hot or cold, or both?, I promise myself to remember my good rain gear, while hoping I'll never need it. Don't forget the little camping pillow from the trip I took hunting for Bigfoot with the Sci-Fi channel. Granola bars, chocolate, and beef jerky. Let's see, what else. Oh yeah, a petsitter for the cat. Hmm - pay the rent and bills before departure. The excitement builds!
I think the students are going to be amazed at the hardships endured by our forefathers...and we'll have it easy by comparison! Will the animals have enough water? Will the people? What do you mean, we can't just run to the 7-11?
Let your imaginations run wild! And I hope we have a really capable, inventive cook!
Bring a book or two, a deck of cards, some sort of small instrument. No TV! We're going to have to talk to each other!
Get ready to navigate the desolation in our prairie schooners, our desert ships.
I'll enclose a few pictures that will help you envision our trek...
-- Lincoln Morrison
Camera/Lighting/Sound
I'm gettin' really excited about heading off into the wild west.
I was lucky enough to work with Boston Productions on the films for the National Historic Trails Visitors Center in Casper and I've got to tell you - we are all in for a tremendous adventure! The people here in LA that I tell about the trip, friends and professional film-makers, are awestruck with envy at the opportunity we are all sharing.
I'm starting to make lists: film equipment, sound gear, camping stuff, clothes... Will it be hot or cold, or both?, I promise myself to remember my good rain gear, while hoping I'll never need it. Don't forget the little camping pillow from the trip I took hunting for Bigfoot with the Sci-Fi channel. Granola bars, chocolate, and beef jerky. Let's see, what else. Oh yeah, a petsitter for the cat. Hmm - pay the rent and bills before departure. The excitement builds!
I think the students are going to be amazed at the hardships endured by our forefathers...and we'll have it easy by comparison! Will the animals have enough water? Will the people? What do you mean, we can't just run to the 7-11?
Let your imaginations run wild! And I hope we have a really capable, inventive cook!
Bring a book or two, a deck of cards, some sort of small instrument. No TV! We're going to have to talk to each other!
Get ready to navigate the desolation in our prairie schooners, our desert ships.
I'll enclose a few pictures that will help you envision our trek...
-- Lincoln Morrison
Camera/Lighting/Sound
Friday, June 20, 2008
Some of Our Friends
You don't put on a wagon train, or a film shoot that involves a wagon train, without a lot of help...Here's a photo from a trip Quackgrass and I did in 2006. Quite a few of the folks in this photo will be out with us as support for In Pursuit of a Dream.
--Candy
Jacqueline's on Board
Had a production meeting conference call today with Quackgrass, Bob, and Jacqueline Sheridan, who has joined our team as another producer. She has lots of experience with film making and with living in a tent so we certainly do welcome her. I'm joining Quackgrass in the "list pile" department. As my family will tell you, my office is always a disaster...but never more so than now.
Other crew who will be helping create In Pursuit of a Dream are Lincoln Morrison (sound), Susan Bryant (sound), and Patrick Ruth (camera).
--Candy
Other crew who will be helping create In Pursuit of a Dream are Lincoln Morrison (sound), Susan Bryant (sound), and Patrick Ruth (camera).
--Candy
Lynn's Dress
Lynn Porter, our EMT for the shoot (who is a student at Idaho State University in Pocatello) just sent me this message:
I just did a photo shoot for the University Relations photographer. That meant wearing my dress to work to satisfy all those "I want to see your dress" people. I learned plenty; a/c is good, rolling secretary chairs are bad and drivers cannot see you when you cross the street.
My anthropology advisor said that I should go home and put shorts on now that everyone had seen my dress.
--Lynn Porter
Semper Vigilans K-9 Rescue and Recovery
I just did a photo shoot for the University Relations photographer. That meant wearing my dress to work to satisfy all those "I want to see your dress" people. I learned plenty; a/c is good, rolling secretary chairs are bad and drivers cannot see you when you cross the street.
My anthropology advisor said that I should go home and put shorts on now that everyone had seen my dress.
--Lynn Porter
Semper Vigilans K-9 Rescue and Recovery
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Camera Rigging
Just got off the phone with Bob...He's working on a camera rig for the wagon that my husband, Steve, will build. Now Steve has built a lot of things in his day, including our house, furniture under his Flying S Ranch brand (all custom, really gorgeous stuff, if I do say so myself), wagon pieces and parts, and my desk (which you cannot see because it is piled so high with notes, paperwork, research books, etc.)..he's never built this kind of camera rigging. With this camera rig we hope to capture some great views of our wagon drivers and Dreamer cast as they ride the trail. Gotta race now. Still have 16 things on today's "to do" list.
--Candy
--Candy
Hey, Where's the Dog?
Cows are calved...... pastures and hay fields are growing.... my draft horse mare has her 2 mo. old spotted filly in the corral and its 70 degrees outside in Montana! Where did the time go and it can’t be only a week until Candy and I take off for “Dreamers” to begin! Ahhhhhhhh !!!!!!
The piles of “props” and stuff are taking over my dining room!!!! You have to weave through the big canvas bags marked “flour” and “beans,” dodge the boxes with journals, canteens and “housewives” in them and maneuver past baskets of quilts, cast iron pots, and rice bags. My poor husband has to check with me before eating anything in the kitchen in case it’s “prop food” and my dog “Surrey” is hiding out under the roll desk for fear of being packed up in a sleeping bag. BUT it’s organized chaos, even if I do tend to “twitch” on and off when I read the latest e-mail from Candy!
I think the “just one more thing” list is seven feet long and the sticky notes have taken over the computer screen AND keyboard now! I have 6 clip boards of lists and today I’ll hook up my horse trailer to the pickup so I can start loading it. (It’s the Official Prop/Production Trailer... good thing I scooped out the horse poop yesterday) I’ve e-mailed all the kids, reminding them to label all their gear (I AM the Official Nag of this adventure) and I’m working on getting the tons of horse feed we will need for the mule teams. Ah the joys of “film making”...... where is Sam Elliott when you need him! Gotta run....HEY, is that bag moving.... ok, where’s the dog..............??!
--Quackgrass
The piles of “props” and stuff are taking over my dining room!!!! You have to weave through the big canvas bags marked “flour” and “beans,” dodge the boxes with journals, canteens and “housewives” in them and maneuver past baskets of quilts, cast iron pots, and rice bags. My poor husband has to check with me before eating anything in the kitchen in case it’s “prop food” and my dog “Surrey” is hiding out under the roll desk for fear of being packed up in a sleeping bag. BUT it’s organized chaos, even if I do tend to “twitch” on and off when I read the latest e-mail from Candy!
I think the “just one more thing” list is seven feet long and the sticky notes have taken over the computer screen AND keyboard now! I have 6 clip boards of lists and today I’ll hook up my horse trailer to the pickup so I can start loading it. (It’s the Official Prop/Production Trailer... good thing I scooped out the horse poop yesterday) I’ve e-mailed all the kids, reminding them to label all their gear (I AM the Official Nag of this adventure) and I’m working on getting the tons of horse feed we will need for the mule teams. Ah the joys of “film making”...... where is Sam Elliott when you need him! Gotta run....HEY, is that bag moving.... ok, where’s the dog..............??!
--Quackgrass
They're In the Mail
Howdy to our Dreamers....I have just mailed each of you an "In Pursuit of a Dream" T-shirt...Please wear it on the first day of our journey as you head to the airport so you will be able to recognize each other.
The days are ticking down...lots to do so will keep this short.
--Candy
The days are ticking down...lots to do so will keep this short.
--Candy
Saturday, June 7, 2008
My Own Wagons !!!
Happy Day!!! Steve and I went to an estate auction down in North Park, Colorado, today and I came home as the proud owner of two wagons! My very own...something I've wanted for a long time. My cousins Jim and Valerie and friend Corey hauled one home on their trailer and other cousins Ron and Cyndi loaned us their trailer to haul the other.
--Candy
--Candy
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)